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From left: Acting District Attorney Andrew Bonavia; John Barber, chief of police for the Ithaca Police Department; City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and Vincent Monticello, deputy chief of police for the IPD address media at a news conference Nov. 7.

UPDATE: Nagee Green indicted in Nazaire killing

By Aidan Quigley and Kyle Arnold
November 16, 2016
Ithaca police are looking for two suspects who fled the scene of a non-fatal stabbing on East Hill Sept. 28.

UPDATE: IPD charges suspect in Sept. 28 stabbing near Cornell

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
September 29, 2016
From left, Senator-at-Large Cat Proulx, Business School Senator Taulant Gashi, Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Senator-at-Large Seondre Carolina discuss debates within higher education regarding academic freedom and free speech.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the SGA

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
September 20, 2016
A lawsuit filed against Ithaca College on Oct. 8, 2015, that sought $10 million in damages over a lack of disability compliance, has been resolved in the college's favor.

2015 ADA lawsuit resolved in Ithaca College’s favor

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2016
From left, juniors Mara Erb, Conor Friend and James Flinn present their platforms for the Class of 2018 senator at the Student Government Association's senatorial elections.

Ithaca College SGA senatorial candidates present platforms

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
September 8, 2016
From left, members of the SGA Executive Board: President Marieme Foote; Ezeka Allen, vice president of of business and finance; Luis Torres, vice president of campus affairs; Senate Chair Carlie McClinsey; and Michele Hau, vice president of academic affairs.

Ithaca College SGA lays out plans for 2016–17 academic year

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
September 6, 2016
Dave Weil, interim associate vice president for DIIS, will oversee a reinvigorated staff as they begin to upgrade the wireless services at Ithaca College.

Ithaca College DIIS sets deadlines for network upgrades

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
August 31, 2016
Jeffrey Scott, general manager for Sodexo at Ithaca College, addresses the Student Government Association at their first meeting of the year Aug. 30 in Terrace Dining Hall.

Ithaca College SGA prepares for elections in first meeting

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
August 31, 2016
Simeon's restaurant on The Commons is reopening after over two years of construction, following an accident that destroyed the restaurant in 2014. Simeon's held its "soft opening" Aug. 23 and a grand opening will follow in the coming weeks.

Simeon’s reopens on The Commons two years after accident

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
August 30, 2016
One of many upgrades to campus that students will see this semester, is a newly-renovated studio in the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Other renovations include upgrades to the Fitness Center; improved Wi-Fi service; and renovations in the Terrace Dining Hall.

Students at Ithaca College return to an upgraded campus

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
August 24, 2016
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the Class of 2020, referencing the college’s commitment to education, engagement, dialogue and learning, at the annual Convocation ceremony held Aug. 22 in the Athletics and Events Center.

Search committee aims to pick next president by end of 2016

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
August 24, 2016
From left: Tom Pfaff, Honors Program director and professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Patricia Spencer, faculty director for service learning in the Office of Civic Engagement and assistant professor in the Department of Writing, will step down from their positions claiming a lack of support from the Ithaca College administration.

Two Ithaca College faculty directors to step down

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
May 4, 2016
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Tom Grape, chair of the Board of Trustees, speak to each other at POC at IC's Oct. 21 protest. Ithaca College has announced the third-party firm tasked with finding the next president of the college.

Ithaca College selects presidential search firm

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
April 4, 2016
Ithaca College is incorporating sustainability in their efforts to address deferred maintenance. The college has started a project to reduce the Gannett Center's lighting costs by 70 percent by upgrading lighting to LEDs. On right, energy-efficient LED and on left, traditional lighting.

Ithaca College incorporates sustainability into maintenance

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
March 31, 2016
A tractor-trailer carrying a load of cars crashed into Simeon’s Bistro on The Commons on June 20, 2014. The left image is a rendition of what the restaurant will look like upon completion of reconstruction. The right image shows the 2014 crash scene.

Simeon’s bistro to be reopened in June 2016

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
March 29, 2016
As a result of an aging campus, Ithaca College has seen a backlog of deferred maintenance, which has exceeded $200 million in recent years. Deferred maintenance covers certain issues like cracks in concrete or loose handrails.

An aging Ithaca College results in a backlog of maintenance

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
March 22, 2016
According to USA Today, about 350 schools and day care centers failed lead tests a total of about 470 times from 2012 through 2015, representing approximately 20 percent of water systems nationally.

Investigation results show safe levels of lead at Ithaca College

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
March 21, 2016
William Weeks, Keith McIntosh and Mike Dixon discuss the wireless infrastructure inside a server room in the Park School of Communications in September 2015. Starting March 14, network issues caused the Ithaca College website, WICB streams and other resources to be taken down temporarily.

Ithaca College network issues bring down website

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
March 15, 2016
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Tom Grape, chair of the Board of Trustees, speak to each other at POC at IC's Oct. 21 protest. Ithaca College has announced the third-party firm tasked with finding the next president of the college.

Ithaca College announces presidential search committee

By Kyle Arnold and Sophia Tulp
March 10, 2016
It is not decided where the African Diaspora learning community will be housed on campus, but other learning communities exist in the Terrace dorms, pictured above.

Dual language learning community to return to Ithaca College

By Kyle Arnold and Natasha Curran
March 9, 2016
A water pipe broke in Campus Center Feb. 16 resulting in the building being evacuated for roughly 30 minutes.

Water leaks spring up across Ithaca College campus

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
February 17, 2016
The Ithaca College Environmentalists call for the college to commit to sustainability, such as by encouraging students to compost and having faculty incorporate sustainability in curriculums.

Ithaca College retail compost locations to be removed

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
February 1, 2016
Campus Advantage originally proposed the 11-story building in April 2015, but after a long revision process with members of city government, the company pulled out after being unable to strike an agreement with the property owner.

Developer cancels major downtown Ithaca apartment project

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor
January 30, 2016
From left, senators Matilda Thornton-Clark, Charlotte Robertson and Seondre Carolina vote at a Student Government Association meeting. It was announced Jan. 19 that Thornton-Clark would fill the open position for vice president of campus affairs.

Ithaca College SGA selects permanent VP of Campus Affairs

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
January 22, 2016
Students who live in the Sustainability Community, now known as the Organic Gardening and Cooking Community, cook food from the organic gardens on campus, including the one on the roof of Terrace Dining Hall that was planted in the Fall.

IC students to revitalize Terrace Dining Hall rooftop gardens

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
December 15, 2015
Members of the Ithaca College faculty hold up "No" signs at the Oct. 27 "Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias" event in the Athletics and Events Center. Faculty share their responses to Rochon's announcement that he will be retiring at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

Ithaca College faculty vote no confidence in President Rochon

By Faith Meckley and Kyle Arnold
December 14, 2015
A public safety officer oversees a group of students occupying Peggy Ryan Williams Center Dec. 8.

SGA bill to improve relationship between students and OPS

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
December 9, 2015
From left, senators Matilda Thornton-Clark, Charlotte Robertson and Seondre Carolina vote at a Student Government Association meeting. It was announced Jan. 19 that Thornton-Clark would fill the open position for vice president of campus affairs.

SGA passes student rights and Shared Governance legislation

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015
The Ithaca College Student Government Association reveals the results of the student no confidence vote in Emerson Suites on Nov. 30. The SGA has opened an application for students interested in joining the search committee for the next president.

UPDATE: Ithaca College students vote no confidence in Rochon

By Kyle Arnold and Max Denning
November 30, 2015
Each Sunday a composting bin will be located at the Circle Apartments community building for two hours, said senior Ben Tolles, sustainability project assistant of the Eco-Reps.

Ithaca College Eco-Reps pilot new Circles composting program

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
November 17, 2015

Updated: College announces chief diversity officer position

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
November 11, 2015

College announces new chief diversity officer position

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
November 11, 2015
Mara Baldwin, director of the Handwerker Gallery, and Carla Golden, professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, participate at the Oct. 27 meeting in the Athletics and Events Center.

H&S and Park School faculty recommend no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Kyle Arnold
November 4, 2015
Reports of Ithaca College students at risk jump dramatically

Reports of Ithaca College students at risk jump dramatically

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
November 4, 2015
William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell University, spoke at Ithaca College on Oct. 7 about the controversy surrounding a Palestinian activist Bassem Tamimi, who presented to a class of third-graders at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.

Q&A: Cornell professor discusses local controversy

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
October 7, 2015
From left, freshman Andrew Kenney and junior Joshua Enderle help with the Japanese stiltgrass pull held Sept. 26.

Ithaca College students help remove invasive grass species

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
September 30, 2015
Chris Allinger, WQNY’s Q Country radio show host, walked around Tompkins County to raise money and awareness for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier's BackPack Program.

Q&A: Radio host walks across county to raise money

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer
September 30, 2015
Ben Tolles, sustainability project assistant for the Eco-Reps, sorts through the trash and recycling in IC Square. The Resource and Environmental Management Program is planning to have one Eco-Rep in each residence hall.

IC Eco-Reps to incorporate Res Life into program

By Kyle Arnold, Contributing Writer
September 23, 2015
Ithaca College faculty and students join Seneca Lake protests

Ithaca College faculty and students join Seneca Lake protests

By Kyle Arnold, Contributing Writer
September 16, 2015
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